David Beckham won the coveted Sports Personality of the Year Award (BBC1, last night) and brought a little bit of humility into the flashy and glittering occasion.

David Beckham won the coveted Sports Personality of the Year Award (BBC1, last night) and brought a little bit of humility into the flashy and glittering occasion.

For all the lost coverage to the satellite channels, the BBC still covers sport with an integrity second to none (remember the Olympics and the World Cup qualifiers?).

I recollect watching this award ceremony on our 12in walnut cabinet TV when it was screened in black and white and on 405 lines from Lime Grove studios.

It was moving to watch this sincere, humble and talented footballer thank everyone who has helped him from his manager and fellow team mates to his mum, gran and Victoria - not forgetting little Brooklyn who "watches every game". Bless.